Information AboutArjun Singh |
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Controversies He was accused of corruption in what was called by some the Churhat Lottery case in the 1980s, in which allegations, never proved, were levelled that he had helped set up a phony state lottery. Additional controversy was created in 2005 by drafting the proposed 104th Amendment Bill to the Constitution , which subsequently became the 93rd Amendment . According to this amendment, which has yet to pass the 'Basic Structure' test of constitutionality by the Supreme Court , all private unaided educational institutes would have to reserve seats for designated Backward Castes . In early 2006 , he also sought to increase reservation for backward categories in the internationally reputed Indian Institutes Of Technology and Indian Institutes Of Management from 22.5% to 49.5%. The National Knowledge Commission, a body of academicians and intellectuals who report directly to the Prime Minister on matters of educational policy, strongly opposed the move. {Link without Title} |
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